John Robert Bell

John Robert Bell
Biographical details
Born(1922-06-12)June 12, 1922
Clinchport, Virginia, U.S.
DiedDecember 25, 2008(2008-12-25) (aged 86)
Johnson City, Tennessee, U.S.
Alma materGeorgia Tech, ETSU
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1953–1956Georgia Tech (line)
1957Southwestern Louisiana
1958–1965Georgia Tech (line)
1966–1972East Tennessee State
Women's basketball
1972–1973East Tennessee State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1957–1958Southwestern Louisiana
1966–1973East Tennessee State
Head coaching record
Overall35–39–6
Bowls1–0
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 OVC (1969)
Awards
OVC Coach of the Year (1969)

John Robert Bell (June 12, 1922 – December 25, 2008) was an American college football coach and athletics administrator.[1] He served as the head football coach at Southwestern Louisiana Institute of Liberal and Technical Learning—now known as the University of Louisiana at Lafayette–in 1957 and at East Tennessee State University from 1966 to 1972.[2] In 1972–73, he also served as head coach of the East Tennessee State Buccaneers women's basketball team.[3]

  1. ^ "John Robert Bell". tshf.net. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  2. ^ "Local Community, ETSU Family Remember John Robert Bell". etsubucs.com. September 19, 2009. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  3. ^ "ETSUWomensHoopsRecordBook2024Update (PDF)" (PDF). East Tennessee State University. Retrieved September 28, 2024.